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occidentalis a distinct species; and Ardea vnlrdemannii a hybrid 

 between Ardea lierodias wardi and Ardea occidentalis. 



The writer has seen 60 specimens of Ardea Jierodias wardi from 

 the subjoined locahties, an asterisk marking records of breeding 

 birds : 



Alabama. — Orange Beach, Perdido Ba}^, Baldwin County (Jan. 28). 



Florida. — Drigg's I^anding, Kissimmee River;* De Soto County 

 (Dec. 8); Jacksonville; Lake Harney; eastern peninsula opposite 

 Micco; near Micco;* San Mateo;* Palatka (Jan. 29); Gainesville; 

 Sebastian (Jan. 29); Lake Hatch-ne-haw;* Clive Key;* Fort Bas- 

 singer; Punta Rassa (Mar. 10);* Suwanee River, Lafayette County;* 

 Fort Gardner, Kissimmee River;* Clearwater; Seven Oaks; * Bremer 

 Island, Lake Kissimmee;* Rutland; Tarpon Springs;* northern 

 Brevard County; Amelia Island (Dec. 14); Amelia Island;* New 

 Sm3a'na ; Hernando County.* 



Georgia. — St. Marys;* Mcintosh County ; * Ossabaw Island. 



Illinois. — Mount Carmel.* 



Indiana. — Cypress Swamp, near mouth of White River, south- 

 western Knox County.* 



Iowa. — Henry County, 4 miles north of Hillsboro. 



Kansas. — (No definite locality specified.) 



South Carolina. — Hiltonhead.* 



Texas.— Corpus Christi.* 



Jalisco. — Ocotlan (Dec. 25). 



Measurements of specimens of Ardea herodias wardi. 



I Used in measurement averages on p. 539. 



'Type. 



